Chief Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer

Position: Chief Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer Duty Station: Islamabad, Pakistan Duration: 6 months Level: Senior Background We are seeking an experienced Chief Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Officer to support a project closure phase. This is a senior-level, six-month assignment based in Islamabad. The role is focused on consolidating monitoring evidence, validating results, and producing high-quality closure reporting. The incumbent is NOT expected to design or set up an M&E framework; an established framework is already in place. Instead, the focus is on validating outcomes and outputs, quality-assuring evidence, and delivering robust end-of-project reports. Key Responsibilities - Lead the end-of-project monitoring, evaluation and reporting work-stream as part of project closure. - Validate reported outputs and outcomes against the existing results framework, indicators, and means of verification. - Triangulate data from implementing partners, field monitoring visits, beneficiary feedback, and third-party sources to confirm achievement of targets. - Conduct data quality assessments, address gaps and inconsistencies, and ensure the integrity of the final results dataset. - Draft, edit, and finalise the project closure report, donor final narrative report, lessons learned paper, and other closure deliverables to a publishable standard. - Coordinate with programme, finance, and partner teams to ensure alignment between narrative results, financial reporting, and beneficiary data. - Document evidence-based lessons learned, good practices, and recommendations to inform future programming. - Support knowledge management, archiving of M&E records, and handover of validated results to the country office and donor. Required Qualifications and Experience - Master's degree in Public Health, Social Sciences, Development Studies, Statistics, or a related field. - Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in monitoring, evaluation, accountability and learning (MEAL) or a related field, with demonstrated senior-level experience. - Proven experience leading project closure, end-line evaluations, or final donor reporting. - Strong track record of validating outputs and outcomes against logframes/results frameworks (framework setup is not required for this role). - Excellent report writing skills in English are essential — candidates must be able to produce donor-ready reports with minimal editing. - Strong analytical skills, including quantitative and qualitative data analysis and triangulation. - Experience working with humanitarian or development donors and partner-implemented projects. Desirable - Experience in WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) and/or Public Health programming will be a strong advantage. - Familiarity with the Pakistan operating context. Key Competencies - Exceptional written communication and reporting skills. - Attention to detail and commitment to data quality. - Ability to work independently, deliver under tight closure timelines, and manage multiple deliverables. - Strong stakeholder coordination and diplomatic skills. Contract - Type: Fixed-term, 6 months (project closure assignment). - Location: Islamabad, Pakistan. - Level: Senior. Qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

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